Apple's next version of its OS, code-named Leopard, will keep Mac users in the forefront of making the most from their computers. Respected, best-selling author Maria Langer takes readers through Mac OS X's groundbreaking capabilities, including new applications such as Time Machine and Spaces and revamped applications such as Mail, Dashboard, Spotlight, and iCal. With plenty of screenshots to clearly illustrate techniques, this reasonably priced guide is a great reference to the essentials of Mac OS X Leopard. * Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through Mac OS X and show you what to do. * Concise steps and explanations let you get up and running in no time. * Page for page, the best content and value around. * Companion Web site offers tips, links, updates, and more at www.marialanger.com/category/book-support/macosquickstart/. * Maria Langer has written more than 70 computer books, including best-selling Visual QuickStart Guides on Mac OS X, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel, as well as hundreds of articles for magazines and Web sites. A Macintosh user since 1989, Maria never tires of teaching her Macs new tricks. When she's not writing, Maria is working hard to build her helicopter tour and charter business, Flying M Air. Visit Maria on the Web at www.marialanger.com.

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Now you can get the most out of your Mac, whether itAnd#39;s an iMac, MacBook, or Mac mini. How to Do Everything: Mac shows you how to set up and customize your Mac and use all of the built-in tools and applications, such as iTunes, Mail, Safari, and the iLife and iWork suites. The revolutionary new features available in Mac OS X Leopard are also covered, such as Quick Look, Time Machine, and Spaces. Plus, youAnd#39;ll get details on hardware and peripherals, networking, troubleshooting, and maintenance. This is your must-have Mac guide!Manage files, folders, and applications with the FinderConnect to the Internet and explore with SafariUse iWork for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentationsEdit, organize, and share your pictures with iPhotoMaster iTunes and iMovie for music, video, and moviesTweak the System PreferencesSynchronize your Mac with your iPod, PDA, or cell phoneSet up a wired or wireless network Dual-boot between Mac OS X and WindowsAdd external devices via USB and FireWireTroubleshoot, maintain, and back up your Mac

The only Apple-certified book on Mac OS X, this updated best-seller will take you deep inside the latest big-cat operating system, covering everything from networking technologies to system administration, customizing the operating system, command-line programming, and more. Whether you're a support technician or simply an ardent Mac user, you'll quickly learn and master the 150+ features new to Mac OS X Tiger, including the innovative Spotlight search system, a Dashboard filled with customizable Widget mini-apps, the Automator application for building customized workflows, and more. Following the learning objectives of the Apple Certified Technical Coordinator certification exam, this self-paced book is a perfect supplement to Apple's own training class and a first-rate primer for computer support personnel who need to troubleshoot and optimize Mac OS X as part of their jobs. Chapter review sections and quizzes summarize and reinforce gained knowledge.

Take advantage of the full power of Swift through XPC. Development for macOS differs from iOS and web-based development because of multicomponent applications. Besides the usual GUI-based applications and app extensions, there are a wide range of daemons-processes that run in the background-to worry about. These include system monitoring, event listening, notification agents, and many-many more. First, you'll take a tour around different types of daemons: user agents, privileged helpers, login items, XPC services, and System Extensions. Knowing key specifics of the daemons will open a wide range of possibilities from non-trivial application development to system development. You'll find lots of examples, working code samples, and even ready-to-use utilities. The book will guide you step-by-step through preparation, registration, and management of all kinds of daemons. System Extensions are brand new for macOS and open additional powerful features for developers. You'll explore installation, user flow, and communication with System Extensions, too, with examples, of course. XPC provides an object-oriented way of communication. There's no need for custom byte/text-based protocols. A good macOS developer has to know not only programming interfaces, but also design patterns related to technology. XPC communication has a few patterns of its own, and we'll go through them all, including uni- and bi-directional communication, passing objects by-value and by-proxy, handling connection invalidation, named and anonymous connections, and many more. What You'll Learn Use multiples types of daemons in your applications Deal with System Extensions - the new type of system daemons Get acquainted with Swift bridging patterns for XPC communication Who This Book Is For Software developers and solution architects with at least a working knowledge of macOS and Swift programming. As overview, may be interested for software/solution architects.

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If you are among the millions of Mac users today, then you need an up-to-date and comprehensive reference that will provide fast answers to your software, hardware, network, and system maintenance questions. The iMac, iBook, & G3 Troubleshooting Pocket Reference is a handy, common-sense guidebook that covers the full range of basic problems and troubleshooting procedures. Written by Mac expert and enthusiast Don Rittner, this crystal clear and concise reference provides you with the all information you need, from basic to more advanced topics, at your fingertips!

Rise above the basics of Xcode app development to implement tools like Share buttons and activity view controllers to share document content including parts of documents with other users and with other devices. This book fills the gap so that developers with even a fundamental knowledge of iOS and Swift can implement document creation, saving, and sharing in their apps. Since the launch of iPhone in 2007, users and developers have struggled with the fact that the file system is hidden. Fortunately the Files app in iOS 11 now offers this feature and it is supported by Apple apps such as Numbers, Pages, and Keynote as well as by the few third-party apps that support documents. By using the standard formats described in this book, you can make your app's data shareable to and from other apps like Numbers, Pages, and Word. Files also provides an interface to tools such as Dropbox and iCloud so that users can open and modify documents in them. If you combine standard formats such as .doc, .docx, .jpeg, and .jpg with Dropbox and eMail, you have a simple way to implement and use cross-platform sharing to Macs, PCs, and Android devices. Implementing iOS and macOS Documents with the Files App provides the combination of skills developers need to build these types of apps-working with files and constructing documents. What You'll Learn Add Document Support to Your Apps Share your documents with iCloud and Apple IDs across your Mac and iOS devices Use standard formats from .doc, .docx, .png, and .jpeg both for input and output Manage and organize documents Who This Book Is For Developers with a basic knowledge of app development and Swift. You should already know how to use Xcode to create an app. Knowledge of basic Swift syntax is recommended. The book can also be a useful overview and guide to managers who are trying to decide how to convert legacy document-based systems to apps.

This is the official curriculum of the Apple Mojave 101: OS X Support Essentials 10.14 course and preparation for Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) 10.14 certification-as well as a top-notch primer for anyone who needs to support, troubleshoot, or optimize macOS Mojave. This guide provides comprehensive coverage of Mojave and is part of the Apple Pro Training series-the only Apple-certified books on the market. Designed for support technicians, help desk specialists, and ardent Mac users, this guide takes you deep inside macOS Mojave. Readers will find in-depth, step-by-step instruction on everything from installing and configuring High Sierra to managing networks and system administration. Whether you run a computer lab or an IT department, you'll learn to set up users, configure system preferences, manage security and permissions, use diagnostic and repair tools, troubleshoot peripheral devices, and more-all on your way to preparing for the industry-standard ACSP certification. This is a step-by-step guide that works through lessons designed to teach practical, real-world tasks, with lesson files let you practice as you learn.

Acquire and master the information required to take you to the next level beyond basic iPhone development using Swift. In this follow up work to the best selling Beginning iPhone Development with Swift, you'll learn how to improve your apps by managing the performance of your programs using parallelization, getting data in and out of the cloud, using gestures, the camera, 3D touch, sensors as well as newer features having debuted this year. In its fourth edition, Pro iPhone Development with Swift 4 covers the additional information you want to know to extend your apps into the next level. What You Will Learn Add parallel functionality using Grand Central Dispatch Use the camera and access photos Use SiriKit Who This Book is For Aspiring iOS app developers familiar with the Apple Swift programming language and/or the iOS SDK, but ready to move to the next level.

Are you a programmer looking for a new challenge? Does the thought of building your very own iPhone app make your heart race and your pulse quicken? If so, Beginning iPhone 3 Development: Exploring the iPhone SDK is just the book for you. Updated and revised for iPhone SDK 3, many of the discussions in the original book have been clarified to make some of the more complex topics easier to understand. In addition, all of the projects have been rebuilt from scratch using the SDK 3 templates.

Assuming only a minimal working knowledge of Objective-C, and written in a friendly, easy-to-follow style, this book offers a complete soup-to-nuts course in iPhone and iPod touch programming. The book starts with the basics, walking you through the process of downloading and installing Apple's free iPhone SDK, and then stepping you though the creation of your first simple iPhone application. From there, you'll learn to integrate all the interface elements iPhone users have come to know and love, such as buttons, switches, pickers, toolbars, and sliders. You'll master a variety of design patterns, from the simplest single view to complex hierarchical drill-downs. The confusing art of table building will be demystified, and you'll see how to save your data using the iPhone file system. You'll also learn how to save and retrieve your data using SQLite, iPhone's built-in database management system. In addition, you'll also learn about Core Data, an important persistence mechanism that has just been added with SDK 3.

And there's much more You'll learn to draw using Quartz 2D and OpenGL ES, add multitouch gestural support (pinches and swipes) to your applications, and work with the camera, photo library, accelerometer, and built-in GPS. You'll discover the fine points of application preferences and learn how to localize your apps for multiple languages. You can discover more about this book, download source code, and find support forums at the book's companion site, at www.iphonedevbook.com.The iPhone 3 update to the best-selling and most recommended book for iPhone developers Packed full of tricks, techniques, and enthusiasm for the new SDK from a developer perspective The most complete, useful, and up-to-date guide to all things having to do with Apple's iPhone SDK What you'll learn Everything you need to know to develop your own best-selling iPhone apps Best practices for optimizing your code and delivering great user experiences Who this book is for

Anyone who wants to start developing for iPhone and iPod touch What's changed from the first edition of Beginning iPhone Development All code samples have been updated to follow current Apple coding conventions The autorotation code has been updated to use the new single-step fast autorotation instead of the original two-step method A new section has been added introducing Core Data, covering basic principles and showing how to build a simple Core Data application All the table view-related chapters have been updated to use table view cell styles. They've also been updated to use textLabel and detailTextLabel instead of the deprecated text property of the table view cell. All known errata have been corrected All projects have been rebuilt from scratch using the SDK 3.0 templates Many concepts have been clarified based on feedback and supplemented with information we've learned from another year of using the SDK Table of Contents Welcome to the Jungle Appeasing the Tiki Gods Handling Basic Interaction More User Interface Fun Autorotation and Autosizing Multiview Applications Tab Bars and Pickers Introduction to Table Views Navigation Controllers and Table Views Application Settings and User Defaults Basic Data Persistence Drawing with Quartz and OpenGL Taps, Touches, and Gestures Where Am I? Finding Your Way with Core Location Whee Accelerometer iPhone Camera and Photo Library Application Localization Where to Next?

Por que tiene importancia el impacto del iPhone en mundo de los consumidores habituales? Por una sencilla razon: construir software no es una tarea facil, pero gracias a que millones de personas poseen el iPhone, y que la manera "oficial" de conseguir el software es por la AppStore de Apple, nuestras aplicaciones estaran disponibles para un Mercado de millones de potenciales consumidores, con lo cual nos da un posibilidad enorme de rentabilizar nuestro software, cosa que antes seria casi imposible. Mas aun, aprendiendo con mayor profundad el Objective-C le dotara de la capacidad de desarrollar aplicaciones tanto para iPhone, como para iPad, como para los Sistemas Mac OS X, con lo cual amplia su Mercado potencial de una manera muy extensa. No duden en publicar sus aplicaciones en la AppStore y en promocionarlas, hay un gran futuro en este Mercado. Apple ya se ha convertido en una empresa de gran consumo, lo cual ha incrementado de manera exponencial el numero de usuarios, en detrimento de Windows y Linux, ademas, los usuarios de los productos Apple, estadisticamente, son los que mas compran y los que mas gastan por compra, lo cual lo hace mas interesante todavia.

Objetive-C, junto con XCode nos proven de todas las funciones necesarias para que podramos desarrollar aplicaciones de todo tipo para los dispositivos iPhone. La llegada del iPhone ha supuesto toda una revolucion para el mundo de la programacion, ya que gracias a su funcionalidad y a su diseno grafico exquisito, ha conseguido que Apple pase a ser una marca de consumo para compradores habituales, mientras que anos atras, era basicamente una marca muy orientada a los profesionales, tanto de la informacion como a los profesionales que se dedican a la multimedia (video, audio, etc...). Este habito de consumo ha conseguido poner de moda la programacion de dispositivos tactiles, tales como tablets PC, dispositivos moviles, tanto con los diversos sistemas de Apple como con otros sistemas operativos de otras companias, como Android de Google o Windows Surface de Microsoft. Por que tiene importancia el impacto del iPhone en mundo de los consumidores habituales? Por una sencilla razon: construir software no es una tarea facil, pero gracias a que millones de personas poseen el iPhone, y que la manera "oficial" de conseguir el software es por la AppStore de Apple, nuestras aplicaciones estaran disponibles para un Mercado de millones de potenciales consumidores, con lo cual nos da un posibilidad enorme de rentabilizar nuestro software, cosa que antes seria casi imposible. Mas aun, aprendiendo con mayor profundad el Objective-C le dotara de la capacidad de desarrollar aplicaciones tanto para iPhone, como para iPad, como para los Sistemas Mac OS X, con lo cual amplia su Mercado potencial de una manera muy extensa. No duden en publicar sus aplicaciones en la AppStore y en promocionarlas, hay un gran futuro en este Mercado. Apple ya se ha convertido en una empresa de gran consumo, lo cual ha incrementado de manera exponencial el numero de usuarios, en detrimento de Windows y Linux, ademas, los usuarios de los productos Apple, estadisticamente, son los que mas compran y los que mas gastan por compra, lo cual lo hace mas interesante todavia.

This is a step-by-step book that builds on your knowledge by adding to an example app over the course of each chapter. Each topic uses example code that can be compiled and tested to show how things work practically instead of just telling you the theory. Complicated tasks are broken down into easy to follow steps with clear explanations of what each line of code is doing.Whether you are a novice to iOS development or looking for a simpler alternative to Objective-C; with RubyMotion iOS Development Essentials, you will become a pro at writing great iOS apps

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Take your MacBook Air to new heights! Discover how to get more than ever before out of Apple's incredibly thin and light notebooks with help from this hands-on guide. How to Do Everything: MacBook Air shows you how to harness the power of the new Mac OS X Mountain Lion operating system, and use iTunes, iWork, iLife, iCloud, Safari, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Notification Center, Mail, and other powerful apps. Tap into all the computing power built into Apple's ultra-portable MacBook Air while you're at home, at work, or on-the-go. Custom configure your MacBook Air and navigate with the Multi-Touch trackpad Get the most out of the new Mac OS X Mountain Lion operating system Transfer data from a PC or another Mac Manage your email accounts with the Mail app Sync all of your data and devices via iCloud Connect peripherals-Bluetooth devices, printers, cameras, and more Use your MacBook Air to connect to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Flickr, Tumblr, LinkedIn, and other services Maximize productivity tools, such as Microsoft Office and the iWork apps Download and play movies, TV shows, and games Manage your iTunes Library Get organized with the new Contacts, Calendar, and Reminders apps Communicate efficiently using the Messages app Video chat with FaceTime or Skype Run Microsoft Windows programs on your MacBook Air Update, back up, troubleshoot, and maintain your MacBook Air

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Your full-color iPad go-to guide Covers the 3rd generation iPad! Get started enjoying your iPad's innovative tools and features quickly and easily with iPad Kickstart. Loaded with crisp, full-color screenshots, this practical, visual guide focuses on the best ways to maximize your iPad's capabilities. Stay organized and connected at home and in the office, get news and entertainment, and explore your creative streak. Tips and Now You Know sidebars offer solutions to potential pitfalls and veteran insight helps you get even more out of this extraordinary device. You'll also find details on the coolest, most useful apps available. Set up and customize your iPad Master the functions, gestures, and controls on your new device Migrate apps, settings, and content from your older iPad Connect to the Internet, use email, browse the Web, and keep up with social networks Use iCloud and iTunes to sync and back up your iPad Organize your life with Calendar, Contacts, and Reminders Explore, install, and organize apps that maximize the functionality of your iPad Download movies, videos, music, ebooks, and games to your iPad Create your own digital movies, shoot photos, and record music Use your iPad as a WiFi hotspot and link to devices and accessories Maintain and troubleshoot your iPad

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Discover the hidden magic of your MacMaximize the power of your Mac with the useful and entertaining projects packed inside this easy-to-follow guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to do all kinds of cool things with your Mac, like convert VHS movies into digital format, control your Mac with your voice, set up a PC-friendly Mac network, and more. Inside, you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots. With CNET Do-It-Yourself Mac Projects, you'll discover that your Mac has much more to offer than you ever imagined. Set up videoconferencing via your webcam Create a live radio broadcast, a podcast, or a vodcast Connect to a Windows PC remotely Send and receive SMS messages to and from cell phones Turn your Mac into a jukebox and stream music wirelessly Create a multimedia DVD Convert any video content to iPod video format And much more

Google's open source Android OS is predicted to become a market leader in smartphone operating systems in the next few years - with Apple's iPhone units substantially below it in share. Android application development is booming- the marketplace surpassed 100,000 apps and 1 billion downloads in July. The iPhone initiated the rush to develop smartphone applications, but Apple's refusal to permit Adobe Flash leaves the millions of Flash designers to concentrate their mobile application development efforts on the Android. Developing Android Applications with Flash is in the vanguard of this new development with a fully illustrated primer to Android development using Flash CS5. Readers learn all of the essentials - from setting up their development environment to Android optimization techniques - all with the aid of practical tutorial lessons that deliver hands-on training.

Apple's new Swift programming language grows in popularity and usage because of the power and ease-of-use of the language itself. If you have a basic knowledge of Swift but want to further your expertise, Pro Swift is the book for you. Pro Swift provides an in-depth, comprehensive guide to the language, its runtime, and key API s. This book explains the key concepts of the new Swift language in a clear, easy to understand manner, and also provides detailed coverage of its more complex features. In addition, the book includes numerous practical examples--code excerpts and complete applications--that demonstrate how to apply in code what you re learning. The book begins with an exploration of Swift's basic features and key language elements. After reviewing the basics, it proceeds with an in-depth examination of the Swift dynamic programming features and runtime system. Next the book covers Swift and how it uses the Cocoa or Cocoa touch frameworks as well as how to leverage Cocoa's vast array of APIs. Finally, new and advanced features of Swift are introduced. These show how they make the Swift language even more powerful and expressive. Each topic is covered thoroughly and is packed with the details you need to develop Swift code effectively. The most important features are given in-depth treatments, and each chapter contains numerous examples that demonstrate both the power and the subtlety of the new Swift. Start reading Pro Swift and begin developing high-quality, professional apps for both the OS X and iOS platforms now! And, be productive, quickly! What you'll learnThe Swift language fundamentals and key language elementsHow to explore and use the Swift runtime systemHow to use Swift with Cocoa and Cocoa touchHow to use Swift's advanced language featuresHow to work with Swift in Xcode and more Who this book is for This book is geared towards intermediate to advanced developers who already have some Swift experience and want pro-level coverage of the language, including advanced Swift features, recent additions to the language, and practical usage of its core frameworks and APIs. It's also great for those developers not familiar with Swift that have done some previous iOS and Mac programming and also understand object-oriented programming concepts. "

Objective-C the language of choice for iOS and OS X development, is a decades-old language built upon the C language. It's powerful and dynamic nature allow you to write incredible software, and it's C underpinnings allow you to write performance-heavy code as well. Advanced Objective-C takes you on a tour for Objective-C's inner workings. You'll learn the details about how Objective-C really works, how to use runtime features like dynamically created classes, and how to work with JSON-created objects. You'll also learn compiler shortcuts, and you'll get the inside picture on what's happening in ARC. Finally, you learn about class clusters, using SQLite-backed NSArray, and how to write truly safe Objective-C code. Pro Objective-C breaks your understanding of the language down into its component parts and then reassembles them into powerful knowledge that unlocks your ability to write better, faster, and safer code.